The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
THE APPEAES RESPONSE no 7iHE
AMERICAN.

The Nashville American, In lis irsuc OF
yesterday, responds TO what rIm ArrEAL
has had TO say by way OF criticism upon
what il deemed itself justified in regarding
us the protection policy Of that journal.
Quoting from us the tariff plank Of the
Chicago platform, and calling special a,-
tcntion 10 the lines emphasized by us, tho
American says
Then TmE ArrE,L comments as .ollows. We
give Ia small capitals.
We call the PARTICULAR attention al the American
u tio small lpiluls NurdN IN this plank 10 viii
sec tnl O., Icmucriiir party b. pledged tp "IrltE
lAAAiluN 40 iHE IHWE't iiNu,. ana ihal u insists
That ALI IANAIioN SHALL ~ LtNuIp rp IiiE NJ
"a mENLNls % tcaSoAr GpNEIMENr' Nay, ~
guc- iur,hCr and deolnur that sinoCn ''n'lricut
revenue tu Ray all tho expenses OF the lclvml toy
rfuiuUnt economically hdWlu.siVrcd cin ho got out
Of our pfrcnt Nstcm Of aNuiiou mona custom
housv ttNts oS FEWER lViuITED AEuDLft 90 LUN.
tBN. ANb rrAEtNG i'ou oS ArJIuii. 90 NLcia-
htN, W. UiirtrnEIi lrNHUNtE ult AhusiN ~
liif "a lrtNG TAlfT, ni.d subject % the pv1cdlng
Limitations We brhANb mar fibEEAL IAN HioN
SMALL No. tNctu>iVtLY FuW ruHlIc rurrusis, ANo
SNAIL. son tNcifp tnE Nrrps ~ ruE OoNLlNNLNr
fCpNuntt ANY AuNiAtSirEn.'
Now. we trut we win NOT furprlc our esteemed
friend the editor ofTIE ArrfN, when We NY. this
We agrcc a.. small rpialsand ALL II the editor Of
TN ArFIAL has misundcRlnud rs. We vail take
the palms to 80 hack o. he ilcs Of the American
aud ~ ihc Union mud show that time and again,
before the Tonne 80 sutc convention IN 1881 and
SINCE We advocated mi, drctfiuc aud emphasized
Il 10y supporting most heartily tho Whitlhouc ue0.
luton, which was for u aria on revenue hasi.,
with incidental protection. This resolution We
hearth, Supported. Aiuwuri, time and urain. IN
The American. ~ was often ppoaiyi In toe Union.
Af.ffr ftF .H..Ns
wc said not one dollar mofc ought 20 hc rnllyy.cl
frrm the rcorlc than enough O, suPpou
the government economically adlInisicr,l
| Taking the Vuris that arr under
scorcd In The hrcgpiug continent NC
urryc 90 them, Hnd % thr points emphasized
There D nothing in al this shat gt a. u0, stand
by Aud nov, Hfuihcf Keiirs. hsg.E- t-r,i 20
your cinrh1sl-to your small cf al. .n tae plat
form. ana IN good iliih $40 shall emphasize. wc
shllingkD .oilc small oapluh ours ltrs. Irum The
platform. We only tko par,s o. thc nsig BLANK as
giy,n hy mn ArrtAL ul suf.C,utr.rruue t'Tay
All the exposes ui the rcitm, -0sCr4ulut cgpnUu.
iullly aimlnistrrcd. including p,l,ions inieH-t
and principal oi he public irht can D. g1i under
oar prCs mo ysirfn oi tt.auln irum tJsIuui,ut, E
TAME un icucr Imported artUlcf bgluug hesg.osi
uu ARTICLES ui luAuU. ana toHIiuE l.htlst on
| artlclo, u' ugCas,J. "But Ia making pduDiloa IA
! aXos. o. is uol pmpos,d % INlVEE any domestic
| iuiusiro., hui utHCf % rr1vyE thDt healthy
| growth" "Iuu Che foundation ~ tho rOyyfn.
mcnt tnXos collected Of the custom. house have
been tho chief snurcc IT uycuuc. Suci rnry
uur o1SIiNuE 70 uE" Nor,oyrr many indus
triesh have comc to My upon legislation ior sue
uossiul continuance, ~ that any change Of law
must bc no every stop ErGARnruL 90 TE LABOR
ASH CArJrAL iNyofyED The NECESSARY ErpUc
nos In taxation can and uusi b. effected WIN
OFT nnulyiSu American labor 81 the ABILITY IN
CONFETTI SUCCESSFULLY With foreign labor. and
without iHrp,iNg LouIH EAris ~ pufY than will
be ANrir 10 cover ASY iSuEisrp cusr uf produc.
ton which may exist In cuS1QurScH oi the
niGnrn EatE Of wages prevailing In tnlE country.
Now. Brulhct Heating. thi, whole platform Is cou.
sisirnt-it Is the work oi wso and prudcn, com.
mittec-lt was n commonIsc. Il clearly provides
Tor the pKNAsis that lccral uxation shall he cx.
clusiICly Tor public purIo'es suIufcr ~ Tnr rnr
crniSu LIMITATIONS. one Of uhich i~thni the "NrC
fscAhN nfrreiioN ~ taxation CAN and NVsT 10 a.
fcctcd Without depHvps American labor ct the
ABILITY On com.ctc suCtiSsTULLY with foreign
labor aud WITHOUT imposing Town RAtts Of lui,
than will he ANrlg " Gown any INCREASED con oi
production which may c,ia la CONSEQUENCE OF
the niuiIsn rate 81 wage rEEy uliSg la this coun.
try. Now We say fmnily n our brother Democratic
editor the-c provisions II the platform emphaslscl
by ne srr ~ snund u. thnsc emphasized by him
AL We AJAX Of him Il 10 lndoue them In the zane
fall and frank manner that We have indor.d the
provisions emphasized by him. This will be- deal.
iug fairly with each other. aud NJ the article In
Tux Arrr,L l. In good spirit We submit this with
no othtt purpoc hut 10 soc, when We fully under.
stand zach other. Wheeler we differ aud whcr.
WHOM 1uE ATRIAL saysi
Il THE PLATFORM dcnuunc~. the abuses Of the
| Wiiuus huf ~ which gIFantic curpufutlon- have
/ gruwn n q wealth that mcuarvs tho right of the
| lSnplc nnd W. denouncr them. lhit this !. not
/ AZ q H. Ia
I dos net drnuuncc hul Il rather Rvofs, thusc
| abuses
| II make, two mistakes Tho platform says 10th
/ Inc about uiiDus corporations II dcnouncra the
An,sis 1T the r'isuSs ihfln. IT, inequalities an
! n shame. hut uniform induction does not better
/ his. and probably durs MT reduce the r'ycnuc
Then 1lT AriTAt l. mistaken w saSlnr this i not
the Americans tioa oiit We do denonncc in the
stunr~i ieruT The Autsfs II the rNtuiSD tariff
/ An legislation -"c,cp Jrp must D. r'rafdful II
t,uor and tAriTAL Involved We ~ with the
| platinum un MI the I1.nb Dos our friend ngrc
with us that the nccrsay induction ne hSatinu
/ can l,o sntritd without affecting American lal1f
ana without imposing lower rates 81 war;, than
/ Will ir ample IA ru,rf any incrnscd cusi ir,m
higher Wngcs ln this couuip' 10Y -, and Nc arc
| tuFCilgt
ium the above We conclude that the
American is t) for revenue tariff (2)
Tor tanT that hcar, heaviest ON articles
Of luxury aud lightJat on articles Of
ncccfsiiy; CD that Il is opposed to
the abuses Of the tahd; (N that Il
demands that Federal taxation shall be
exclusively for public purposes; (5) that
taxes shall not exceed the meets II the
government economically administered,
and OG that reduction In taxes must not bc
made to the injury Of American labor, but
IN a spirit Of fairness to all interests. II
We arr rghi Ia thus stating the Americans
position, We can ly Yves This Is the
spirit 81 the Chicago platform. American
labor aud III interests are TO be considered
In revision Of the tariff. The farmer il
not 20 bc lost sight Of, nor the iarm
lHborcr They have no protection. On
the contrary, they are the victims
Of proic' ton. They pay the piper
while the bloa'od bondholding manuiac,.
urcr DANCES, Yes TnR Arrr,L stands
upon the Cihcago platform. IN reforming
the tariff ihcr Is 10 he no concerted effort
To ruin or iniurc or impair any interest. but
the greatest good Of the greatest number
must ever DO kept steadily in view, mo-
maiicrvho goes 10 the wall. Tho interests
, Of labor all Interests are 10 be- carefully
considered. No one interest Is 10 be- p,r,.